lorelei album is pretty sweet on first listen. "hole punch" is just gorgeous
― relentlessly busting your smoo (electricsound), Saturday, 8 September 2012 01:15 (eleven years ago) link
I liked the one track I heard from it, definitely. I'll check out the whole thing soon!
― Evan, Saturday, 8 September 2012 02:14 (eleven years ago) link
this album is totally better than "stove"
― upset and upsetting (electricsound), Friday, 14 September 2012 10:13 (eleven years ago) link
Is that right? I won't put it off anymore.
Come to think of it though, Stove was pretty post-rocky for a Slumberland release. Tricked the label heads into signing them based on their 7" then went in mostly a different direction save a few tracks off that record.
― Evan, Friday, 14 September 2012 14:47 (eleven years ago) link
Neil Halstead, Mark Van Hoen, and Nick Holton of the newly-formed Black Hearted Brother will release their debut album Stars Are Our Home on October 22nd on Slumberland Records. In anticipation of the release, The New York Times is streaming the album in full a week before
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 16 October 2013 18:22 (ten years ago) link
so teenage fanclub is the hip new influence huh
at least that's the impression i'm taking away from these tony molina and withered hand records
― denial plan (electricsound), Tuesday, 15 April 2014 04:05 (ten years ago) link
Withered Hand didn't grab me at the Chickfactor show.
― Evan, Tuesday, 15 April 2014 04:13 (ten years ago) link
i wouldn't want to be grabbed by a withered hand either
― denial plan (electricsound), Tuesday, 15 April 2014 04:15 (ten years ago) link
Ha, yeah
― Evan, Tuesday, 15 April 2014 04:21 (ten years ago) link
I thought Withered Hand were amazing at the Chickfactor show! I dig the album a lot, too.
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Tuesday, 15 April 2014 04:44 (ten years ago) link
I really love Withered Hand too; don't really hear a TFC thing going on there in particular.
― Tim, Tuesday, 15 April 2014 12:32 (ten years ago) link
To be fair, we were pretty tired and were ready to make the long journey back to Hoboken.
― Evan, Tuesday, 15 April 2014 13:15 (ten years ago) link
yeah i guess i overstated the TFC thing there a bit
― denial plan (electricsound), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 01:09 (ten years ago) link
there is a bit of TFC in the Tony Molina record, but the early Weezer influence is about 100x more prominent, right?
― alpine static, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 05:25 (ten years ago) link
i might have to listen to some early weezer
― denial plan (electricsound), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 05:35 (ten years ago) link
dude
― alpine static, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 07:19 (ten years ago) link
the Molina album is basically a distilled version of Weezer's debut "blue" album: the crunchy guitars, the hooks, the solos, in and out in 40- to 90-second chunks.
this is not to say it's better than the blue album, but if you like "dissed and dismissed" and you have not heard the blue album, you should probably go and do that, yeah.
Change My Ways is indeed very TFC, though.
― alpine static, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 07:26 (ten years ago) link
not heard this Tony Molina album yet but his stuff as Ovens is excellent and described perfectly by the first line of the above post
― From Tha Crouuuch To Da Palacios (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 08:24 (ten years ago) link
An insane Slumberland sale is going on right now, until November 2: http://www.slumberlandrecords.com/catalog/sale
Black Tambourine, The Aislers Set, Veronica Falls...and so much more.
― ernestp, Saturday, 1 November 2014 20:03 (nine years ago) link
Great year for this label, I think: Tony Molina, Gold-Bears, Terry Malts EP and Allo Darlin' are all terrific.
― alpine static, Saturday, 1 November 2014 20:07 (nine years ago) link
Damn, sale over already!
― Wandering Boy Poet, Monday, 3 November 2014 13:45 (nine years ago) link
Get anything?
I got:
The Bats - Dont You Rise 7inch
Bright Coloured Lights - Open Your Eyes 7inch
Belreve - Belreve 7inch
14 Iced Bears - Inside 7inch
various artists - The Saturday People/The Clientele split 7inch
The Earthmen - Cool Chick 59 7inch
Beatnik Filmstars - Pink Noize 7inch
various artists - Just A Taste CD
Weekend - Sports 2xLP
Sleepyhead - Punk Rock City USA LP
― Evan, Monday, 3 November 2014 15:16 (nine years ago) link
I got the new Allo Darlin' and Gold-Bears (both top 20 of 2014 for me) + Terry Malts' "Killing Time" LP and The Softies' self-titled EP (for $3.33 on CD)
― alpine static, Monday, 3 November 2014 16:11 (nine years ago) link
was very tempted by Weekend stuff but...
― alpine static, Monday, 3 November 2014 16:12 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, they opened for Medicine and sounded pretty good! It was a good price and "Jinx" wasn't as intriguing so I was happy to pick up "Sports".
Otherwise I was very excited by the sale since it's great they still so many old titles in stock for so cheap regardless of the sale. Awhile ago I got Ropers - All The Time direct from them for instance.
I wasn't too familiar with the newer titles but thought Veronica Falls sounded pretty good. I needed more time to research those so I held off.
However I should have picked up that Softies EP too...
― Evan, Monday, 3 November 2014 16:29 (nine years ago) link
last year's Veronica Falls album was AMAZING. top 5 of the year for me. but i love love love indie-pop...
i probably would've spent more time looking into some older stuff but worried i was gonna lose the sale prices.
wish i'd made an order with Relapse Records during their half-off sale on Halloween...oh well.
― alpine static, Monday, 3 November 2014 16:40 (nine years ago) link
Yeah I love both Veronica Falls albums. I already have those, but I did pick up the Proper Ornaments LP, side project from the male VF singer/guitarist. It didn't do much for me when it first came out but it's been growing on me a lot the last couple of weeks. He also has a great other side project, Ultimate Painting, with a new album not on Slumberland, check it out). Also got:
Aislers Set - Terrible Things Happen (not sure why I don't have this already; I loved the other two albums back then)Girls Names - both LPs (really like the first one, LOVE the second one -- it's like an indie pop Seventeen Seconds)Crystal Stilts - In Love With OblivionFrankie Rose - both LPsParasites - Something to Hold Onto single
Kinda regret not getting either of the Weekend LPs.
― early rejecter, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 03:04 (nine years ago) link
the proper ornaments is probably my favourite Slumberland thing they've done for a while. the tony molina is awesome but it's a reissue and also should have twice as many songs on it
the literature album is nice enough but it's like they have shaved off all their interesting edges to "slumberlandize" their sound which is disappointing.
did not know that about the ultimate painting album, interesting! trouble in mind (who put it out) is an excellent label
― mit iodine (electricsound), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 03:09 (nine years ago) link
thanks for the heads up! I snagged the Lichtenstein album, the second Crystal Stilts, and some 45s... very good prices!
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 05:22 (nine years ago) link
xpost, was gonna say, if Trouble In Mind were to have a similar sale, i'll be handing over my next paycheck. another one of the best labels going...
― alpine static, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 07:36 (nine years ago) link
ilxors be raving over that ultimate painting album:
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/23/ultimate-painting-ultimate-painting-review
― john wahey (NickB), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 09:13 (nine years ago) link
Just listened to that Veronica Falls album from last year in its entirety... now I'm really bummed I didn't pick that up! It's great! Thanks alpine.
― Evan, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 14:31 (nine years ago) link
Teenage is one of my favorite songs of the past few years, and the rest isn't far behind. "Driving late at night, I let you listen to the music you like. Then I'll drop you home." <3<3
I listened to that Ultimate Painting album three or four times and found it pleasant, but I wasn't wowed. Certainly not in the same league as the past couple VF and Mazes albums. I will revisit, though.
― alpine static, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 15:54 (nine years ago) link
I'm excited to dive into that "just a Taste" comp once it delivers.
http://www.slumberlandrecords.com/catalog/show/3?page=8&ret=catalog
― Evan, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 15:58 (nine years ago) link
wow, yeah, that looks like a treasure trove of twee
― alpine static, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 16:08 (nine years ago) link
That's the soundtrack to my first year of university
― mit iodine (electricsound), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 20:16 (nine years ago) link
Ultimate Painting US tour. DC gig 3-15 with the Twerps (Aussie band on Merge I think?) and Baltimore's Expert Alterations
― curmudgeon, Friday, 6 March 2015 18:22 (nine years ago) link
That Twerps record seems like a great way to welcome spring.
― Evan, Friday, 6 March 2015 19:37 (nine years ago) link
A friend also praised that, so I need to go hear it. He likes it better than Ultimate P.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 6 March 2015 20:28 (nine years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/arts/music/pressplay.html?ref=music
NY Times listening thing for another Slumberland band:
It’s hard to get a bead on Evans the Death after just one song. The young British rock group veers from folksy strumming to harmony-driven pop to screaming punk rock. They are, however, Londoners through and through.
Whatever that last sentence means
― curmudgeon, Friday, 6 March 2015 20:30 (nine years ago) link
It means "Either way, it ultimately just sounds like Coldplay."
― Evan, Friday, 6 March 2015 20:52 (nine years ago) link
It doesn't though. It skews a lot earlier, to Britpop, Madchester, hints of No Depression even. First song is called "Intrinsic Grey," second one "Terrified," and so on, and the whole thing is unmistakably poverty stricken in a way I haven't encountered in a while. And because Slumberland often releases albums in nifty pairs, the new one by Young Guv, which is Ben Cook from Fucked Up doing an Exploding Hearts type thing, is good too.
― geoffreyess, Friday, 6 March 2015 23:00 (nine years ago) link
ugh is nowhere safe from twerps discussion
― don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Friday, 6 March 2015 23:03 (nine years ago) link
Evans The Death are decent. The singer has an amazing voice. I keep hearing the new album is a step up, will need to check that out soonly.
― ineloquentwow (Craigo Boingo), Friday, 6 March 2015 23:05 (nine years ago) link
― don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Friday, March 6, 2015 6:03 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
What's the issue here? Looks like two singular comments about them to me.
― Evan, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 04:07 (nine years ago) link
any mention of that awful, awful group is enough for me
― don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 04:34 (nine years ago) link
haha I'm not seeing what could be so hatable about them.
― Evan, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 04:40 (nine years ago) link
Wait a minute I saw you saying positive things about them on multiple threads what did they do to you recently?
― Evan, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 04:48 (nine years ago) link
ha since then they put out an ok album, a really really bad ep and a not very good album all complete with lazier and lazier lyrics
― don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 04:58 (nine years ago) link
I have nothing against Twerps but they do make me wish I was listening to The Stevens. Since we're already off topic can I ask if anyone's heard "A History of Hygiene"? Might be premature to call it a classic but that's really the only word, like "Daddy's Highway" crossed with "Bee Thousand."
― geoffreyess, Saturday, 14 March 2015 15:56 (nine years ago) link